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PCU Travel Nurse Jobs in Illinois

Chicago and Springfield anchor Illinois's PCU listings; sort by city, shift, and weekly pay to compare openings.

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    Chicago is most of the gravity in Illinois, but it isn't the only option. PCU travel nurse jobs in Illinois concentrate in the metro and continue downstate through Springfield and the regional hospitals. One planning note: Illinois sits outside the compact, so plan on licensure by endorsement whatever else you hold, and start it early. Advantis has 4 open Illinois PCU contracts right now across Chicago and Springfield.

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    PCU Contract Flow in Illinois

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    Before you compare Illinois PCU contracts, see what's open, how fast it moves, and what sits behind the demand.

    4 PCU contracts are open in Illinois right now, with +2 added in the last 7 days. Open postings have been live about 9 days on average.

    4
    Open PCU jobs
    9 days
    Median time active
    +2
    Added last 7 days
    Single-State
    Illinois RN license required · Non-Compact (NCSBN Nurse Licensure Compact)
    Why demand stays strong
    27%
    Illinois RNs planning to retire within five years (Illinois Nursing Workforce Center (IDFPR))
    10.93 vs 9.92
    RNs per 1,000 residents · IL vs U.S. (at/above U.S.) (BLS OEWS · U.S. Census)
    138,910
    RNs employed statewide (BLS OEWS)

    Live counts from the jobs feed, updated daily. Demand figures from public workforce data, sources noted with each figure.

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    Where pay runs highest

    Updated today
    Tennessee $2,625
    Illinois $2,555 New York $2,448
    Washington $2,379
    Wisconsin $2,324

    Weekly pay reflects current open Advantis PCU contracts: marketplace contract value, not a staff wage.

    Illinois's PCU Math

    Illinois's retirement wave drains exactly the experienced tele-competent nurses its stepdown units depend on. Worth stating plainly: HRSA's long-range model projects supply adequacy at or above parity here by 2038, so the traveler demand is distributional, driven by turnover, geography, and census swings rather than a statewide shortfall. The state sits outside the Nurse Licensure Compact, so single-state licensure applies. Managers shortlist PCCN certification holders quickly here. The large-system progressive care units recruit nationally; the community stepdown and flex units recruit locally and lean on travelers when census swings. Same state, two different hiring problems.